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Samuel Trosow is an Associate Professor at The University of Western Ontario working at the intersection of information & communications law and policy, new media and the information/communication professions.
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Objections to the Proposed Access Copyright Post-Secondary Tariff and its Progeny Licenses: A Working Paper

August 15, 2012 · by Samuel Trosow · in Copyright

I have just completed an extensive research report entitled “Access Copyright Post-Secondary Tariff and its Progeny Licenses: A Working Paper.” My co-authors (Scott Armstrong and Brent Harasym) and I have decided to post the paper for open distribution on the…

CARL members split on AUCC-AC Model License

July 16, 2012 · by Samuel Trosow · in Copyright, Librarianship

While the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) has itself been silent on the issue of the AUCC-Access Copyright Model License, most of their member institutions have not signed it to date. CARL membership is restricted to the major research…

SCC decisions provide clear guidance on fair dealing policies

July 14, 2012 · by Samuel Trosow · in Copyright

One of the important results from the recent SCC copyright decisions is the additional guidance and clarity provided on the application of fair dealing. Two of the five decisions directly treated different aspects of fair dealing. Overall, the court has…

Reactions to SCC’s Copyright Pentalogy: News and Commentary

July 12, 2012 · by Samuel Trosow · in Copyright

Here are the CanLII links to the 5 Supreme Court decisions of July 12th: Entertainment Software Assoc v. Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada, 2012 SCC 34 Rogers Communications Inc. v. Society of Composers, Authors and Music…

Compilation of Annoucements for Institutions Opting-out of Model License

June 29, 2012 · by Samuel Trosow · in Copyright

Here is a (partial) compilation of statements from institutions who have announced they are not signing on to the AUCC/ACCC-Access Copyright Model license: Simon Fraser University: <pending> University of Calgary: http://library.ucalgary.ca/copyright Niagara College: http://nclibraries.niagaracollege.ca/copyright Seneca College: http://seneca.libguides.com/copyright Humber College: http://www.humber.ca/news/copyright-update Royal…

A Closer Look at Warman v Fournier: Good news for online journalists

June 26, 2012 · by Samuel Trosow · in Copyright

In my previous posting which focused on linking and its implications for copyright infringement, I mentioned the recent Federal Court of Canada decision in Warman and National Post v Fornier (2012 FC 803).  The case is important for some other…

Once again, Linking is NOT unauthorized copying

June 25, 2012 · by Samuel Trosow · in Copyright

When Access Copyright included “linking” or “hyperlinking” in its definition of “copy” in its tariff application back in 2010, the provision became one of the most notable lightning rods of opposition for the proposed tariff; a paradigm example of over-reaching. After…

Some Background Docs on the Model License

June 19, 2012 · by Samuel Trosow · in Copyright

Over the next two weeks, we will likely be seeing several new releases about the adoption or rejection of the AUCC/ACCC — Access Copyright Model License on campuses across Canada. To date, we’ve seen only a handful of announcements (an…

Looking past the gloss: What does the Model License really say about monitoring and reporting?

June 16, 2012 · by Samuel Trosow · in Copyright

One of the recurring issues that seems to keep coming up is the extent to which the AUCC-Access Copyright Model License satisfactorily addresses the concerns raised with the proposed tariff with respect to monitoring, surveying, privacy and more generally the…

Flawed rationales underline UA statement of intent to sign AUCC-Access Copyright Model License

June 15, 2012 · by Samuel Trosow · in Copyright

The University of Alberta has issued a statement indicating its intention to sign the AUCC-Access Copyright Model license. This announcement represents a turn-around from the university’s earlier position, taken in 2011, when it announced it was opting out of the…

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